Vending-machine.



L. J. LINKIEWICZ.

VENDING MACHINE. APPLICATION FlLE D FEB. 5. 1917.

Patented Aug. 21, 1917.

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Leo 003d c/ L M f LEOPOLD JZ IJINRIEWICZ, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

I VENDING-MACHINE.

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To all whom may concern. 1 c 4 I I,

Be it known that I, 'LEOPOLD J. LINKIE- wroz, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved VendingMachine, of which the following is afull, clear, and exact description. a

This invention relates to vending ma chines and has for an object the provision of an improved construction for vending small articles successively from a container. Another object in view is to provide a construction for vending articles from a container or hopper in which only one can be discharged on each operation of the ma chine.

A still further object of the invention is to provide in a vending machine an improved arrangement of coin actuated mechanism and automatic resetting means therefor.

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Figure 1 is a sectional view through Fig. 2 on line 1--1. I

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casin 2 is secured in an suitable wa asv for instance, by bolts or rivets. The casing 2 is provided with a hopper 3 at the upper end having a lid 4 held in place by a pin 5, said pin being locked against removal by any suitable lock 6. This arrangement of pin and lock is provided in order that the hopper 3 may be refilled. easily at any time without disturbing the mechanism in casing 2. Arranged in the casing 2 is a drum 7 provided with a plurality of plates or blades 8 forming compartments 9 into which the articles 10 pass, as shown in Fig. 4, when being distributed. These articles may be any desired commercial article, which are formed in packages capable of being easily fed into the compartments 9 and being discharged in such manner as to pass out through the chute 11 to the delivery cup 12.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Aug, 21, 1917, Application filed February 5, 1917. Seria1'No. 14,613.

room 18 provided ,at one sideforreceiving the ratchet wheel 19 and the coin receiving and operating mechanism. Said coin receiving and operating mechanism is provided with a wheel 20 having a coin slot 21 and a groove 22, said groove being of any suitable length, as for instance, a half circle as shown in Fig. 1. A pin 23 is secured to a division wall 24 and extends into slot 22 so as to limit the back and forth rocking movement of the wheel 20. A shaft 25 is rigidly secured to wheel 20, said shaft being journaled in the division wall 24 and in a boxing 26 (Fig. 2), said boxing containing a spring 27 connected at one end to shaft 25 and at the opposite end to casing 2. This spring gives shaft 25 and parts connected therewith a continuous tendency to move back to the position shown in Fig. 1 and to remain in said position. An operating handle 28 in the form of a wheel is connected to shaft 25 so as to rotate the same when the machine is being operated.

In order to operate the machine and secure one of the packages or articles 10, a coin of the proper size is deposited in the coin guide 29 and said coin will move downwardly by gravity until it reaches the bottom of the coin slot 21 in wheel 20. The guide 29 is cut away at 30 so that the coin may freely move in the direction indicated by the arrow in Fig. 1 until it strikes one of the teeth of the ratchet wheel 19 and moves said ratchet wheel for a distance of one tooth or one compartment 9, whereupon the lowermost package or article 10 will be moved away from the retaining housing 31 (Fig. 4)

and allowed to drop on to the inclined chute After the handle as has been r ta d far as possible,- as for instance, ahalfrevolution, the coin will drop out of the slot 21', as Shown in 5- 1 4 henl heiwhee fl and parts connected therewith Will return to their first position ready to IBCGiSlBz'ZLQSQG: 0nd coin. It will be noted that the secondcoin; cannot hetusedswuntilithe firs oi i has-r been disposed of, as there ison l y one coin, slot in the Wheel 20. Arranged at the bottom of the angriliar room,18 ,is a eoin trax 3 3. Wliih ma iem ieaw ea ilitahle 091 11- ewring, e e ding he el a g inst e libq ziefl a e a k a Icl alm 1s: a Medias xeaehmeet h i haiaszte d eab d; a e d grumta a ch t. Wheat rigidly" secured to said drum, a coin Wheel arranged adjacent said ratchet Wheel and in ubetantiellmh s meiplaae Said Coin Wheel being provided With an arc-shaped groove in 20 one side; and a coin slot in the edge of less depth than the diameter of the coin to be usediwhereby When a coin is usedin saidzslot, and the o oin vvheeli srotated the coin therein Will engage saidratchet Wheel and move 25 the same to a predetermined distall ee a pin, extending into, sai I groove. for. limiting the i 'ilfi aaeme tfi' dtw ea a fil r i leana me v ise e a; i a a d.

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